Barry and Cisco were sitting at the Gryffindor table for breakfast in the Great Hall when Barry started thinking about Iris. He hadn't heard form her since she had stormed off in rage yesterday and he was a little bit worried about what had happened once she got to the common room. She must have done something right because he was no loner getting nasty looks and stares from people.

Meanwhile, Cisco was shovelling food into his mouth like he'd never eat again. "Woah Cisco slow down!" Barry said.

"I'm trying to eat as fast as I can so that I'm ready for quidditch tryouts." Cisco said through a mouth full of porridge. "You've never even been to a tryout before Cisco. Plus McGonagall is in charge and we're not exactly in her good books." Barry admitted.

"Well that's going to change this year!" Cisco said. "I want to make the team this season so we can finally beat the goddamn Slytherins!"

"I think we'd have a better chance if you weren't on the team." Barry muttered.

"What?" Cisco said almost chocking on his food.

"Nothing." Barry said. At that moment Eddie and Iris walked into the Great Hall holding hands. Barry's mouth went dry when he saw them. Something was wrong because the last time Barry saw Iris, she was about to murder Eddie and now they were actually showing affection for each other! Barry gulped loudly and Cisco looked up from his pile of food. He stared open-mouthed at Eddie and Iris. Barry's heart sunk and he clenched his teeth. Barry felt as if she had ripped his bleeding heart out of his chest for a second time but this time it felt ten times worse. He caught Iris's eyes and she looked just as heart broken as he did. Barry was so confused. Iris hated Eddie and now they're obviously dating but the look on her face was telling Barry that something was wrong. Barry was so confused but the only thing that seemed clear to him was that he needed to get out of there. He stood up suddenly and ignored the weird looks he was getting from Cisco and left the Great hall without looking back.

Iris saw what was happening and she couldn't bring herself to watch. She sat down beside Eddie and opposite from Caitlin. Caitlin was giving her extremely confused but yet excited looks. She knew what was coming from her after breakfast but Iris wasn't in the mood. She looked down at her bland bowl of porridge. For a school full of magic you'd expect there to be a better breakfast then porridge. She took her spoon and poked at it for a minute before Eddie stood up from the table and all his friends looked up at him. Eddie looked at Iris and he indicated for her to stand up. She did as she was told without a second thought. Eddie cleared his throat. "This is my girlfriend Iris." He announced to pretty much the whole Slytherin table. Iris's face went red with embarrassment and a little in anger. She couldn't believe he had done that without even asking her first. Well, this is Eddie we're talking about. She tried to sit down again but Eddie pinched her arm. She let out a little yelp but it was stifled by Eddie's lips on hers. Iris couldn't believe what was happening. She was disgusted! She felt like a complete puppet. "No more." She pleaded in her head. Iris pulled away and all of Eddie's friends were cheering. God how she hated this guy. That was it. Iris was going to tell Barry. She was going to tell him everything. She wasn't going to be a victim anymore.

Iris stormed out of the Great Hall as if her head was on fire and the only bucket of water was Barry Allen and she was going to find him even if it took her all week! There was no classes at the weekend so Iris presumed that Barry was in the Gryffindor common room. She ran up the stairs and by the time she had gotten to the common room, she was half dead. She leaned against the wall for a minute and regained her breath. By then she had realised that she would have to wait outside the common room until a Gryffindor came and got him for her. "For fuck sake." Iris cursed to herself. Iris thought that she must have been two hours waiting outside the common room until she saw a flock of Gryffindors slump up the stair case. They were all carrying brooms and the all looked like they'd been let down. Iris spotted a familiar face in the crowd and ran over to him. "Oh thank god!" She exclaimed and startled Cisco a little. "I've been waiting here for about two hours!"

"Oh hi Iris." Cisco said a little bit confused. "Why were you waiting here?"

"I was waiting until someone could go and get Barry for me from inside." She said.

"Barry's not in there." Cisco told her. "He went out and didn't say where he was going."

"You've got to be fucking kidding me!" Iris muttered angrily. "Right, then I'll have to go and find him myself! Thanks anyways Cisco." Iris left in a huff. She had spent two hours standing outside the common room for nothing! Eddie would be looking for her soon and if she didn't find Barry she'd be screwed.

Iris walked around the castle checking every public area that was open. She even went into the potions classroom to see if he was brewing something but there was no sign of Barry Allen anywhere. Iris decided to sit down before she screamed in frustration. She put her head in her hands and debated whether or not she should go back to her common room but then it hit her. She hadn't searched the castle grounds. She cursed to herself and made her way outside. She was half running with excitement that she nearly got herself caught. She spotted Eddie and his idiotic group of friends coming towards her. She jumped behind a bush just in time to escape his view but she managed to slice her hand open in two places. "Shit." She grumbled. When the path was clear again she walked quickly in the direction of Hagrid's hut. She knew that Barry was friendly with him and there was a chance of him being there. She peered in the window but to her disappointment, there was no sin of Barry. Iris could've cried at that moment and she was about to give up when she thought of one more place that Barry could be.

Iris hurried through the forest but she tried not to get her hopes up because she didn't want to be disappointed. When she came to a halt she saw Barry skimming stones into the lake. The crunching sound of Iris's footsteps on the forest floor startled Barry and he dropped the stones and turned around. "Sorry." Iris apologized.

"It's ok." Barry answered rubbing the back of his neck.

"No it really isn't." Iris said biting her lip. "I should've told you what was going on earlier and then you wouldn't be out here isolating yourself." Barry looked at her and he could see through her eyes that she really was sorry. "Yeah you probably should've told me about you and Eddie before we kissed but it's ok." Barry told her. Iris felt like kicking herself. Barry didn't know the full story and she should've told him before she apologized. Making a plan on what she was going to say to him would've been a good idea. "Oh god." Iris muttered to herself. "That's not what happened at all!" She told him. Barry was wearing a look of complete confusion on his face. "Eddie and I weren't dating before I met you." Iris explained. "He was the one to spread the rumour but then he used it to threaten me. I ignored him at first but then he tortured me and forced me to go out with him." Barry was completely taken aback.

"Are you alright?" He asked worriedly.

"I don't know." Iris said looking down at her bleeding hand to see long scratches on it.

"Is that what he did to you?" Barry asked.

"No it's not." Iris said.

"Than what did he do?" Barry questioned. Iris paused for a moment and thought of what might happen if Eddie found out that she had told on him but she could trust Barry to protect her. "He-he um." Iris stuttered. "He used the crucio curse on me." Barry had no idea what to say. He was completely frozen. He stood there with his mouth wide open gawking at her. Then suddenly he was filled with a need to comfort and protect her. Barry ran over and hugged her tightly. Iris put her head on his chest and hugged him back. She had really needed that. Finally the fire was out. She had gotten Barry back. She had found her safe place. "I'll protect you." Barry told her. "I'll protect you from Eddie."

"Thank you." Iris said squeezing him tighter. It was at that moment that Iris knew she loved Barry Allen. She couldn't imagine her world without him. She couldn't lose him but she didn't know that someone was watching them and knew everything.

AN: Sorry for the slight delay. This chapter is longer then usual so it took a little bit longer. I hope you guys enjoyed it and I'll try my best to have the next chapter up in about a week. No guarantees! Feel free to review and constructive criticism is appreciated!